Piling-machine



H..J. CARTER AND C. TAYLOR.

FILING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19. I919.

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FILING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 19. 1919.

Patented J an. 20, 1920.

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H. J. CARTER AND C. TAYLOR.

FILING MACHINE.

APPLICATION'FILED JUNE 19. 1919.

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HORACE J. CARTER AND CHARLES TAYLOR, 0F WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

FILING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

Application filed June 19. 1919. Serial No. 305.423.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HORACE J. CARTER, a citizen of the United States, and CHARLES TAYLOR, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Wilmington, in the county of New Castle and State of Delaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Piling-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in and more particularly to a machine of this type used for piling mate rial being bleached or dyed in a keir.

In bleachin operations, it is necessary to have the material uniformly arranged in the keir as otherwise the bleaching agent reaches some parts thereof more easily than others, and consequently exercises a greater efiect thereon. In order to assure correct piling of the material within the keir we have provided a mechanism by which the material is uniformly arranged within the body of the keir.

Another object of our invention is the pro vision of such a mechanism which will operate within a keir having a comparatively small mouth and a large body, sometimes known as a bottle keir.

Other objects and advantages of the i11- vention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same;

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation of our device;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation thereof;

Fig. 4 is a section, taken on line 41 of F1g. 3;

F 1g. and

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective of the chute operating mechanism.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, K designates the keir. Axially disposed of the keir and arranged thereon is a sleeve member 1 secured to a fixed support B in any suitable manner but in the present instance is shown as comprislng bolts extending through the member B and a flange 2 of the sleeve 1.

Mounted on the lower end of the sleeve 1 is an anti-friction bearing 6 which supports 5'is a section on line 55 of Fig. 3;

parts of an epicycle gear train. This train comprises a gear 7 secured to the sleeve 1, a pinion 8 and an internal gear 9. This inter nal gear is secured to a rotatable disk 10 which rests upon the bearing 6. The gear '8 is mounted upon a stub-shaft 8 carried by a lug 16 formed on the" hub 16 of a cam 14. The hub 16 of the cam is rotatably mounted upon the sleeve '1. It will be seen that rotation ofthe cam will cause the gear 8 to 'ro-' tate. The gear 7 being fixed, rotation of the gear 8 on its own axis and that of the sleeve 1 will cause the gear 9 and disk- 12 secured thereto to rotate on their ownaxis at a lower speed than the gear 8 rotates on its axis. It will be understood, however, that the gear 8 moves around the axis of gear 9 at a slower speed than the gear 9 rotates on such axis.-

Mounted above the cam hub'16 and secured thereto as by means of'keys 17 is a beveled gear 18. This beveled gear is held in position by means of a sleeve 19 secured to the sleeve 1 in any suitable manner. Extending upwardly from the sleeve 1 is a tubular member 3 which may be formed of a piece of pipe or the like, and having on its upper end a double Y connection. The upper end of this connection is open to receive material which is to be piled.

Depending from the lower face of the disk 12 are standards 21. Projectingoutwardly from the side of the disk isa shelf 24, to which is secured by means of a bolt 25 an angle bar 26, one arm of which is bent at 27 and is vertically disposed and has pivotally connected thereto at the upper end a bell crank lever 29. The roller 30 is secured to one arm of the bell crank and engages the track 15 of the cam. Pivotally connected to the opposite end of the bell crank by means of a link 31 is a member 32 pivoted at 33 to one of the arms 21 and secured at its lower end by means of rivets or the like is a chute 23, the mouth of which opens directly beneath the lower end of the-sleeve l. The other side of the chute 23 has secured there-- to a short arm 23 secured to the other member 21, as at 22.

The chute 23 is provided with an angular extension 23 which extends within the keir K. This angular extension permits of distribution of the material well to the walls of the keir, even when the keir is nearly filled with the material.

Any suitable drive may be supplied, that being illustrated in the present instance comprises a beveled pinion 35 secured to the shaft 36 supported in hangers 37 and supplied with the usual tight and loose pulleys 38.

The operation of our device is as follows:

The material to be bleached or dyed is closed to rope-like form and inserted at the top of the member 4, passing by gravity through the pipe 3 and sleeve 1 into the open end of the chute 23. Simultaneously the bleaching fluid is admitted through the double Y 5 of the member t. When the machine is started, the rotation of the cam causes the disk 10 to rotate at a slower speed as previously described and the connection between the member 23 and the cam 1% causes the member or chute to oscillate as it is rotated, causing a differential distributing movement to the material. Leakage of grease or other lubricants into the heir is prevented by the upstanding rim 12 of the disk 10 and the flange cup 40.

It will be obvious to those familiar with the art that many minor changes of construction could be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and we accordingly do not limit ourselves to the specific structure herein shown and described.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. In a fabric piler the combination with a keir having a bottle mouth, of a rotatable member arranged thereabove, a chute pivotally connected to said rotatable member, means for rotating said rotatable member and means for oscillating said chute.

2. In a fabric piler, a gear, means for rotating said gear, a cam, a chute, means connecting the gear and chute whereby said chute is rotated, and means connecting said cam and chute whereby said chute is oscillated as it rotates.

3. In a fabric piler, a cam, means for rotating said cam, a gear, means connecting said gear and cam whereby said gear is rotated at a greater speed than said cam, a distributing chute pivotally secured to said gear, and means connecting said chute and cam whereby said chute is oscillated.

4. In a fabric piler, a gear, means for rotating said gear, a chute pivotally connected to said gear, a cam having a grooved track, a lever secured to said chute and pivotally connected intermediate its ends, a bracket secured to said gear, a bell crank lever pivotallymounted thereon and provided on one of its arms with a roller engaging the grooved track of said cam, and a link connecting the other arm of said bell crank with the free end of the lever secured to said chute.

5. In a fabric piler, a sleeve, a fixed gear secured to said sleeve, a gear rotatably mounted upon said sleeve, a cam, a gear rotatably ca ried by said cam and engaging said fixed and rotatable gears, a chute pivotally connected to said first named rotatable gear and having its mouth disposed beneath the open end of said sleeve, means connecting said cam and chute whereby the chute is oscillated as it rotates, and means for rotating said cam.

6. In a fabric piler, the combination with a keir having a bottle mouth of a chute extending within the bottle mouth, and

means for simultaneously rotating and oscillating said chute.

7. ln a fabric piler, the combination with a keir having a bottle mouth of a chute having an angular extension disposed within the mouth of the keir, and means for simultaneously rotating and oscillating said chute.

S. A. fabric piler comprising a sleeve, a cam rotatably mounted thereon, means for rotating said cam, a gear fixed to said sleeve, an internal gear rotatably mounted on said sleeve, a lug formed on the hub of said cam, a stub shaft carried thereby, a pinion rotatably mounted on said stub shaft and meshing with said fixed and rotatable gears, a chute pivotally connected to said rotatable gear and having its mouth disposed beneath the open bottom of said sleeve, a lever secured to said chute and pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on said rotatable gear, a bell crank lever pivotally connected to said rotatable gear and having one of its arms provided with a roller engaging said cam, a link connecting the other arm of said bell crank and the free end of the lever secured to said chute, and a pipe mounted within the upper end of said sleeve provided at its upper end with a double Y fitting.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

HORACE J. CARTER. CHARLES TAYLOR.

Witnesses CHARLES M. THoMAs, GEO. DAVIS. 

